Profile of Dr. Akira Yoshino
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Academic background
Work career
Major awards and recognitions
Notable research reports
Major patents related to the LIB
Academic background##section-1
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Mar. 1970
B.S., Department of Petrochemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Mar. 1972
M.S., Department of Petrochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Mar. 2005
Dr.Eng., Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Work career##section-2
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Apr. 1972
Entered Asahi Kasei Corp.
Mar. 1992
Manager, Product Development Group, Ion Battery Business Promotion Dept., Asahi Kasei Corp.
Aug. 1994
Manager, Technical Development, A&T Battery Corp.
Jun. 1998
Manager, Rechargeable Ion Battery Group, Asahi Kasei Corp.
May 2001
Manager, Battery Materials Business Development Dept., Asahi Kasei Corp.
Oct. 2003
Group Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corp.
Aug. 2005
General Manager, Yoshino Laboratory, Asahi Kasei Corp.
Apr. 2010
President, Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center (LIBTEC)*
Oct. 2015
Advisor, Asahi Kasei Corp.
Jul. 2017
Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meijo University
Oct. 2017
Honorary Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corp.*
Apr. 2018
Visiting Professor, Research and Education Center for Green Technologies, Kyushu University
Dec. 2019
Distinguished University Professor, Kyushu University*
Jan. 2020
AIST Fellow*
Director, Global Zero Emission Research Center, Department of Energy and Environment*
Director, Global Zero Emission Research Center, Department of Energy and Environment*
Dec. 2020
Member of the Japan Academy*
Apr. 2021
University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Meijo University*
- Current position
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Major awards and recognitions##section-3
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Mar. 1999
Fiscal 1998 Chemical Technology Prize from the Chemical Society of Japan for achievements in the development of the lithium-ion battery
Oct. 1999
Battery Division Technology Award from The Electrochemical Society for achievements in pioneering work on lithium-ion battery technology
Apr. 2001
Ichimura Prizes in Industry—Meritorious Achievement Prize, from the New Technology Development Foundation (Ichimura Foundation) for achievements in the development and commercialization of the lithium-ion battery
Oct. 2001
Kanto-block Commendation for Invention—Encouragement Prize of Invention of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
Jun. 2002
National Commendation for Invention—Invention Prize of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
Jun. 2002
National Commendation for Invention—Invention Prize of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
Apr. 2003
Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—Prize for Science and Technology, Development Category, from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Apr. 2004
Medal with Purple Ribbon, from the Government of Japan
Nov. 2011
Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize from the Foundation for Promotion of Material Science and Technology of Japan
Nov. 2011
C&C Prize from the NEC C&C Foundation
Mar. 2012
Designation as a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Japan
Jun. 2012
IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Jun. 2013
The Global Energy Prize
Nov. 2013
The Kato Memorial Prize from the Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science
Feb. 2014
The Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering from The National Academy of Engineering
Sep. 2016
The NIMS Award 2016 from the National Institute for Materials Science
Apr. 2018
The Japan Prize
Jun. 2019
The European Inventor Award
Nov. 2019
The Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit
Dec. 2019
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dec. 2023
The VinFuture Grand Prize
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Notable research reports##section-4
- “Converting carbon material into a battery negative electrode (in Japanese)"
TANSO (Journal of The Carbon Society of Japan), 1999, No. 186, 45–49
Akira Yoshino - “Development of Lithium Ion Battery and Recent Technology Trends (in Japanese, published pursuant to receipt of prize from the Chemical Society of Japan)"
Journal of The Chemical Society of Japan, 2000, No. 8, 523–534
Akira Yoshino, Kenji Otsuka, Takayuki Nakajima, Akira Koyama, Satoshi Nakajo - “Development of Lithium Ion Battery"
Mol. Cryst. and Liq. Cryst., 2000, Vol. 340, 425–429
Akira Yoshino - “Development process and the latest trend for lithium-ion battery technology in Japan (in Chinese)"
Chinese Journal of Power Sources, 2001, Vol. 25, No. 6, 416–422
Akira Yoshino - “Cathode properties of phospho-olivine LiMPO 4 for lithium secondary batteries"
Journal of Power Sources, 2001, Vol. 97–98, 430–432
Shigeto Okada, Shoichiro Sawa, Minato Egashira, Jun-ichi Yamaki, Mitsuharu Tabuchi, Hiroyuki Kageyama, Tokuzo Konishi, Akira Yoshino - “Overview of carbonaceous materials for lithium-ion battery"
Mol. Cryst. and Liq. Cryst., 2002, Vol. 388, 575–579
Akira Yoshino
List of publications and presentations
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Major patents related to the LIB##section-5
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Patent number
Title
Filing date
Registration date
Inventors
Japanese Patent No. 1989293
Secondary battery
May 10, 1985*
November 8, 1995
Akira Yoshino
Kenichi Sanechika
Takayuki Nakajima
Kenichi Sanechika
Takayuki Nakajima
Japanese Patent No. 2128922
Nonaqueous secondary battery
May 28, 1984
May 2, 1997
Akira Yoshino
Kenichi Sanechika
Kenichi Sanechika
Japanese Patent No. 2642206
Explosion-proof secondary battery
December 28, 1989
May 2, 1997
Akira Yoshino
Kazuhiko Nakanishi
Akira Ono
Kazuhiko Nakanishi
Akira Ono
Japanese Patent No. 2668678
Secondary battery
November 8, 1986
July 4, 1997
Akira Yoshino
Masahiko Shikata
Masahiko Shikata
Japanese Patent No. 3035677
Secondary battery with safety element
September 13, 1991
February 25, 2000
Akira Yoshino
Katsuhiko Inoue
Katsuhiko Inoue
USP 4,668,595
Secondary Battery
May 10, 1985*
May 26, 1987
Akira Yoshino
Kenichi Sanechika
Takayuki Nakajima
Kenichi Sanechika
Takayuki Nakajima
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